Constellations of satellites and pieces of space debris moving in Earth's orbit and reflecting sunlight,
“We expected the increase in sky brightness to beinsignificant, but our first theoretical assessments were surprising and thus prompted us to report our results immediately, ”said Miroslav Kocifai, Senior Researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and lead author of the study on light pollution.
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“Unlike ground light pollution,Such artificial light in the night sky can be seen on most of the Earth's surface, ”said John Barentin, co-author of the article and director of public policy for the International Dark Sky Association, a non-profit organization led by astronomers. "The expansive glow means that even the darkest parts with little light pollution will still be affected."
“Astronomers are building observatories away from city lights to search for dark skies, but this form of light pollution has a much wider geographical reach,” the association said in a statement.
Scientists believe that the problem will only beaggravated as more satellites are sent into the sky. Other culprits for the change also include spent rocket components and other debris that reflect and scatter light from the Sun.
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